Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.4
S
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)998812151688989788810101010991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15711911268504547351782021132382156171167314433416341253216234188
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
1.91
4:28PM
2.01
4:52AM
1.91
5:22PM
2.05
5:46AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
0.11
10:13AM
0.08
10:46PM
0.11
11:07AM
0.07
11:44PM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:46-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617171716161717161413131213141313121111121213
Feels °C (?)8911111211111111111111111111121098778910
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